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A monsoon low and trough are generating heavy rain, storms and strong winds in the northwest and northeast tropics. Weaker troughs are drawing hot winds to southern WA and very warm winds and storms to SA and VIC, whilst producing showers and thunderstorms.

Friday 22:00 EDT

A monsoon trough and lows will maintain flooding rain and storms in the northern tropics and strong winds in the Kimberley. Other troughs will generate hot winds and a few showers and storms in central Australia, SA, inland VIC and western NSW. A front will cool southern WA.

Saturday 22:00 EDT

A monsoon trough and lows will generate flooding rain and storms and strong winds in north QLD and West Kimberley. Other troughs will spread rain across WA and hot winds to SA, VIC, TAS and western NSW. A front will help bring a cooler thundery change later to SA, VIC and TAS.

Sunday 22:00 EDT

A deep low should take heavy rain and strong winds to the Pilbara and WA interior. The monsoon trough will cause further rain and storms across the tropics. A trough will maintain heat over inland parts of southeastern Australia. A front will cool TAS and coastal VIC and SA.

Monday 22:00 EDT

The monsoon trough will cause further rain and storms across the tropics. A low should take heavy rain and gusty winds over inland WA as it weakens. A trough will draw cloud and patchy thundery showers across a very warm SA, VIC and southern NSW. A weak high should clear TAS.

Tuesday 22:00 EDT

The monsoon trough will cause further rain and storms across the tropics. A trough will draw increasing cloud and patchy thundery showers across southeastern WA and a very warm NT, SA, VIC and western NSW. A front will send a cooler, breezy change across southern WA and later SA.

Wednesday 22:00 EDT

The monsoon trough will maintain rain and storms across the tropics. A trough will funnel hot, gusty winds across central Australia, western QLD and NSW. A front will help bring a cooler breezy change and showers to VIC, TAS and SA. A high will clear southern WA.

Now Temperature

At Darwin Ap

15:40 CST

Today

32°C

Tonight

25°C

Possible thunderstorm

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